Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has pledged to retaliate against the online publication of thousands of Israeli credit card details by a Saudi Arabian hacker.
"Israel has active capabilities for striking at those who are trying to harm it, and no agency or hacker will be immune from retaliatory action," he said on Saturday.
A 19-year-old Saudi hacker released the details of some 6,000 active accounts late Thursday.
The hacker, identifying himself as 0xOmar, claims to have published details of 400,000 Israelis.
0xOmar blamed the "Zionist lobby" for covering up the size of the leak, in remarks published on the Internet.
"I've hacked much more than you can imagine," wrote the hacker, claiming that he collected close to a million Israeli credit card numbers and would soon publish them all.
After examining the details, Israel's major credit card companies said only 14,000 valid cards had been exposed.
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"Israel has active capabilities for striking at those who are trying to harm it, and no agency or hacker will be immune from retaliatory action," he said on Saturday.
A 19-year-old Saudi hacker released the details of some 6,000 active accounts late Thursday.
The hacker, identifying himself as 0xOmar, claims to have published details of 400,000 Israelis.
0xOmar blamed the "Zionist lobby" for covering up the size of the leak, in remarks published on the Internet.
"I've hacked much more than you can imagine," wrote the hacker, claiming that he collected close to a million Israeli credit card numbers and would soon publish them all.
After examining the details, Israel's major credit card companies said only 14,000 valid cards had been exposed.
PressTV - Israel threatens to harm Saudi hacker

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